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All that I have are these, to remember you.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: January 18, 2008

If like me, you get a kick out of old photography and ephemera—the thrill of looking through a window into the not-so-distant past—then you’ll share my excitement about the American Library of Congress/Flickr pilot project. To set the scene, the Library of Congress is the national library of the United States, located in Washington, D.C.; [...]

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Storming Normandy, on a budget.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: January 14, 2008

Via drawn.ca

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On the road again.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: January 12, 2008

Murph asked for it – here it is. The best story about Bolivia’s Road of Death is the BBC’s. There’s a mountain-biker’s tragic account and Dark Roasted Blend has a great series of images, as well. But the best video of driving a mountain road is Top Gear’s below. Take a Gravol, an enjoy.

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Is he or isn’t he? Only his ghostwriter know for sure.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: January 12, 2008

One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most about this theatre-of-the-absurd American Primary season is following some of the marginal candidates. Some of you may have even seen the original post I made about how much I liked Ron Paul, updated with a retraction some time ago when I learned about a newsletter published under [...]

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I’ve been to Bangkok a few times, but I’ve never seen this.

By Jesse, himself. | Published: December 6, 2007

This is a train passing through a Bangkok market. Pay particular attention to what happens once the train has gone completely through.

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